Even animals benefit from social distance to prevent disease, research shows
Microorganisms living inside and on our body play a crucial role in both the maintenance of our health and the…
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Emergence of deadly honey bee disease revealed
Honey bee colonies from across the UK are increasingly suffering from a viral disease, a new study has shown. Publishing…
Scientists regenerate neurons in mice with spinal cord injury and optic nerve damage
Like power lines in an electrical grid, long wiry projections that grow outward from neurons — structures known as axons…
BSAVA publishes Guidance on pet neutering during COVID-19 lockdown
BSAVA has produced Neutering Guidance for small animal practitioners which is intended to supplement the recently updated, top line advice…
Davies celebrates VNAM with free CPD webinars for Nurses
Davies Veterinary Specialists (Davies), the small animal referral practice based in Hertfordshire, is celebrating Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month with a…
Parasitic worm populations are skyrocketing in some fish species used in sushi
“Waiter, there’s a worm in my sushi.” Diners may be more likely to utter those words today than in decades…
Toxin-producing bacteria can make this newt deadly
Some newts living in the western United States are poisonous, perhaps thanks to bacteria living on their skin. Rough-skinned newts…
Insects’ extreme farming methods offer us lessons to learn and oddities to avoid
To picture this farm, imagine some dark blobs dangling high up in a tree. Each blob can reach “about soccer…
Earthy funk lures tiny creatures to eat and spread bacterial spores
The master chemists known as Streptomyces bacteria have turned a compound rich with the tangy odor of moist soil into a hitchhiking…
Study identifies last-line antibiotic resistance in humans and pet dog
New research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* has identified…